How to pronounce 頭啖湯 in Cantonese (1 out of 3):

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好，我哋今日就食咗啖頭啖湯先

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

好 hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
我哋 ngo5 dei6
(pronoun) we; us
今日 gam1 jat6
(adverb) nowadays; today
就 zau6
at once
right away
only
just (emphasis)
as early as
already
as soon as
then
in that case
as many as
even if
to approach
to move towards
to undertake
to engage in
to suffer
subjected to
to accomplish
to take advantage of
to go with (of foods)
with regard to
concerning
to yield oneself to
to compromise
will do
no other
to let
allow something be a certain way
according to
supposing
either…or
exactly
precisely
definitely
to accommodate
has
have been
to give in
食 zi6
to feed
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
啖 daam6
to eat
to taste
to entice (using bait)
to bite
mouthful (a classifier)
頭啖湯 tau4 daam6 tong1
the early bird gets the worm (spoken)
先 sin3
early
prior
former
in advance
first
for now
ancestor
pioneering
only then

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